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President Luis Abinader was at the inauguration of the Lam-Grob Pharma production plant where he announced record direct foreign investments are expected for the second quarter of 2022. He attributed this to the projected stabilization of commodities at the international level. LAM-Grob Pharma production plant is a RD$3 billion investment that has created 500 new …

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Vice President Raquel Peña spoke of the international acknowledgment the Dominican Republic is receiving for the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, when addressing manufacturers in the Cibao and northern regions. The Vice President Peña just returned from an official visit to Spain and Qatar. Vice President Raquel Peña is also the head of the Health …

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Tourism Minister David Collado is hopeful the most recent agreement signed with taxi stakeholders will resolve the taxi transport crisis in the Punta Cana tourist area. The agreement was signed in a meeting at the J W Marriott hotel in Santo Domingo in the presence of the director of the National Transit and Land Transport …

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Twenty-two foreign relations ministers of Spain, Portugal and Latin America are meeting on Friday, 26 November 2021 in Santo Domingo to discuss proposals for post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery. The ministers are meeting with the theme of “Together for a fair and sustainable Ibero-America.” The day-long meeting will be held at the Hotel El Embajador. On the …

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Thirteen Puerto Plata public schools that suffered damages following the 4.5 magnitude earthquake of Monday, 22 November 2021 at 3:42am. The center of the earthquake was 6 km from Puerto Plata. The Ministry of Education said a team of four engineers and an architect inspected the cracks of the schools. The director of the Puerto …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved on 23 November 2021 the creating of a trust for the development of a mass transport system in the Dominican Republic – Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo de la República Dominicana (Fitram). The contract for the trust had been signed on 12 October between the Fiduciaria …

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The second reading of the controversial Penal Code passed in the Senate and 24 out of 29 senators voted for its approval and that the bill be sent to the Chamber of Deputies. Among the controversial issues is creating a privileged military court, the rejection of the including of the three grounds for exceptions to …

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Listin Diario reports that six months after the arrest by the US judicial authorities of ruling party deputy Miguel Gutierrez Diaz, he continues to keep all his local privileges as a deputy in the National Congress. Gutierrez (PRM-Santiago) was arrested on 18 May 2021 when entering the United States via Miami. Miguel Gutierrez Diaz had …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported the seizing of 675 packages of a substance suspect to be 707 kilos of cocaine in a speed boat off San Pedro de Macoris. The speedboat had been followed in the around 12-hour operation as it made its way from South America. This is the second largest cocaine …

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The United Nations has designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day was chosen because it honors the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, murdered by orders of former Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. It is a day for reflection on how society can foster an awareness to reduce violence …

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